[Users] Setting up an account on Bugzilla

[Jeremy Nicoll]

On Sun, 17 Sep 2017, at 13:34, Albert ARIBAUD wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Le Sun, 17 Sep 2017 12:36:15 +0100
> Jeremy Nicoll <jn.ml.clwm.729 at letterboxes.org> a écrit:
> 
> > The 'new account' page warns that email addresses are easily harvested
> >  by spammers, but browsing through existing bug reports I haven't seen
> > anyone's email address.
> > 
> > Is the warning still appropriate?
> 
> It is, IMO, for at least these reasons:
> 
> 1. While you cannot see people's addresses when you are not logged in,
> you do see them when logged in, so if a bugzilla registered user's
> machine gets zombified, it could collect other bugzilla user addresses;

Ah, ok.  


> As a general measure, you should avoid using the same e-mail address
> for several types of use...

Oh indeed, I do, to varying degrees.  I'll set up a fresh address. 
Thanks for 
your help.

-- 
Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own.